Help: Can't find shocks that fits
 

I want to replace my current 'noname' shocks on my 79 CJ7, 3 inch lifted,
but I have trouble finding new with the same size as my current shocks:

Front, exp: 18.89, coll: 11.61
Rear, exp: 20.27, coll: 12.20

I prefer 'soft' rides like RS9000's, but they don't seem to match....

Regards,
Thomas


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Re: Can't find shocks that fits
 

Get what you can find that is as close as what you think you want.

When I put R9000s on my '81 CJ5, the catelog called for the wrong part
numbers because I have a lift kit. When the guy said he would install them
for $10, I let him. He physically measured the shocks front and rear, and
put on whatever he thought was the right part for the measurements he took.
It cost me 40 bucks, but he did the work in a fraction of the time it would
have taken me, and I didn't bleed when he was done, and the shocks fit
right. I wouldn't have know that my shocks weren't fitting right if I had
followed the directions and installed them myself. This is one of those jobs
when it pays to let somebody else work the wrenches.



"Thomas Pedersen" <Thomas@dk.dk> wrote in message
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> I want to replace my current 'noname' shocks on my 79 CJ7, 3 inch lifted,
> but I have trouble finding new with the same size as my current shocks:
>
> Front, exp: 18.89, coll: 11.61
> Rear, exp: 20.27, coll: 12.20
>
> I prefer 'soft' rides like RS9000's, but they don't seem to match....
>
> Regards,
> Thomas
>
>
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Re: Can't find shocks that fits
 

Get what you can find that is as close as what you think you want.

When I put R9000s on my '81 CJ5, the catelog called for the wrong part
numbers because I have a lift kit. When the guy said he would install them
for $10, I let him. He physically measured the shocks front and rear, and
put on whatever he thought was the right part for the measurements he took.
It cost me 40 bucks, but he did the work in a fraction of the time it would
have taken me, and I didn't bleed when he was done, and the shocks fit
right. I wouldn't have know that my shocks weren't fitting right if I had
followed the directions and installed them myself. This is one of those jobs
when it pays to let somebody else work the wrenches.



"Thomas Pedersen" <Thomas@dk.dk> wrote in message
news:4294d8a2$0$63667$edfadb0f@dread15.news.tele.d k...
> I want to replace my current 'noname' shocks on my 79 CJ7, 3 inch lifted,
> but I have trouble finding new with the same size as my current shocks:
>
> Front, exp: 18.89, coll: 11.61
> Rear, exp: 20.27, coll: 12.20
>
> I prefer 'soft' rides like RS9000's, but they don't seem to match....
>
> Regards,
> Thomas
>
>
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Re: Can't find shocks that fits
 

Get what you can find that is as close as what you think you want.

When I put R9000s on my '81 CJ5, the catelog called for the wrong part
numbers because I have a lift kit. When the guy said he would install them
for $10, I let him. He physically measured the shocks front and rear, and
put on whatever he thought was the right part for the measurements he took.
It cost me 40 bucks, but he did the work in a fraction of the time it would
have taken me, and I didn't bleed when he was done, and the shocks fit
right. I wouldn't have know that my shocks weren't fitting right if I had
followed the directions and installed them myself. This is one of those jobs
when it pays to let somebody else work the wrenches.



"Thomas Pedersen" <Thomas@dk.dk> wrote in message
news:4294d8a2$0$63667$edfadb0f@dread15.news.tele.d k...
> I want to replace my current 'noname' shocks on my 79 CJ7, 3 inch lifted,
> but I have trouble finding new with the same size as my current shocks:
>
> Front, exp: 18.89, coll: 11.61
> Rear, exp: 20.27, coll: 12.20
>
> I prefer 'soft' rides like RS9000's, but they don't seem to match....
>
> Regards,
> Thomas
>
>
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Re: Can't find shocks that fits
 

Get what you can find that is as close as what you think you want.

When I put R9000s on my '81 CJ5, the catelog called for the wrong part
numbers because I have a lift kit. When the guy said he would install them
for $10, I let him. He physically measured the shocks front and rear, and
put on whatever he thought was the right part for the measurements he took.
It cost me 40 bucks, but he did the work in a fraction of the time it would
have taken me, and I didn't bleed when he was done, and the shocks fit
right. I wouldn't have know that my shocks weren't fitting right if I had
followed the directions and installed them myself. This is one of those jobs
when it pays to let somebody else work the wrenches.



"Thomas Pedersen" <Thomas@dk.dk> wrote in message
news:4294d8a2$0$63667$edfadb0f@dread15.news.tele.d k...
> I want to replace my current 'noname' shocks on my 79 CJ7, 3 inch lifted,
> but I have trouble finding new with the same size as my current shocks:
>
> Front, exp: 18.89, coll: 11.61
> Rear, exp: 20.27, coll: 12.20
>
> I prefer 'soft' rides like RS9000's, but they don't seem to match....
>
> Regards,
> Thomas
>
>
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Re: Can't find shocks that fits
 

You idea, the jobber knows the terms for the different mount ends
and has all the cross references and their dimensions, like this
Gabriel: http://www.----------.com/ShockAbsor...sionCharts.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Get what you can find that is as close as what you think you want.
>
> When I put R9000s on my '81 CJ5, the catelog called for the wrong part
> numbers because I have a lift kit. When the guy said he would install them
> for $10, I let him. He physically measured the shocks front and rear, and
> put on whatever he thought was the right part for the measurements he took.
> It cost me 40 bucks, but he did the work in a fraction of the time it would
> have taken me, and I didn't bleed when he was done, and the shocks fit
> right. I wouldn't have know that my shocks weren't fitting right if I had
> followed the directions and installed them myself. This is one of those jobs
> when it pays to let somebody else work the wrenches.

Re: Can't find shocks that fits
 

You idea, the jobber knows the terms for the different mount ends
and has all the cross references and their dimensions, like this
Gabriel: http://www.----------.com/ShockAbsor...sionCharts.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Get what you can find that is as close as what you think you want.
>
> When I put R9000s on my '81 CJ5, the catelog called for the wrong part
> numbers because I have a lift kit. When the guy said he would install them
> for $10, I let him. He physically measured the shocks front and rear, and
> put on whatever he thought was the right part for the measurements he took.
> It cost me 40 bucks, but he did the work in a fraction of the time it would
> have taken me, and I didn't bleed when he was done, and the shocks fit
> right. I wouldn't have know that my shocks weren't fitting right if I had
> followed the directions and installed them myself. This is one of those jobs
> when it pays to let somebody else work the wrenches.

Re: Can't find shocks that fits
 

You idea, the jobber knows the terms for the different mount ends
and has all the cross references and their dimensions, like this
Gabriel: http://www.----------.com/ShockAbsor...sionCharts.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Get what you can find that is as close as what you think you want.
>
> When I put R9000s on my '81 CJ5, the catelog called for the wrong part
> numbers because I have a lift kit. When the guy said he would install them
> for $10, I let him. He physically measured the shocks front and rear, and
> put on whatever he thought was the right part for the measurements he took.
> It cost me 40 bucks, but he did the work in a fraction of the time it would
> have taken me, and I didn't bleed when he was done, and the shocks fit
> right. I wouldn't have know that my shocks weren't fitting right if I had
> followed the directions and installed them myself. This is one of those jobs
> when it pays to let somebody else work the wrenches.

Re: Can't find shocks that fits
 

You idea, the jobber knows the terms for the different mount ends
and has all the cross references and their dimensions, like this
Gabriel: http://www.----------.com/ShockAbsor...sionCharts.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Get what you can find that is as close as what you think you want.
>
> When I put R9000s on my '81 CJ5, the catelog called for the wrong part
> numbers because I have a lift kit. When the guy said he would install them
> for $10, I let him. He physically measured the shocks front and rear, and
> put on whatever he thought was the right part for the measurements he took.
> It cost me 40 bucks, but he did the work in a fraction of the time it would
> have taken me, and I didn't bleed when he was done, and the shocks fit
> right. I wouldn't have know that my shocks weren't fitting right if I had
> followed the directions and installed them myself. This is one of those jobs
> when it pays to let somebody else work the wrenches.

Re: Can't find shocks that fits
 

Hi Jeff,

The problem is that I'm located in Denmark and nearly all the 4x4 shocks
are
produced in the US and I haven't had any luck finding a local garage who
can
fix my issue. I therefore have to do the job myself.....

Regards,
Thomas


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